UN Sustainable Development Goals: Zero Hunger

Open seminar hosted by the Institute of International Affairs at the University of Iceland and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs on September 12 from 12:00 to 13:00 at the National Museum

UN Sustainable Development Goals: Zero Hunger

The global community agreed in September 2015 on the Sustainable Development Agenda – a plan of action to dramatically improve the lives of people and safeguard the future of our planet. The second goal, Zero Hunger, pledges to End Hunger, Achieve Food Security, Improve Nutrition and Promote Sustainable Agriculture. To end hunger once and for all, its causes – from conflict to climate change and everything in between – must be addressed.

Anne Poulsen, Director of the UN World Food Programme’s Nordic Office (Denmark), discusses WFP’s role in the fight against hunger and how to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030.

Moderator: Vera Knútsdóttir, Director of the United Nations Association of Iceland

The Institute of International Affairs (IIA) at the University of Iceland is a research, instruction and service institute. The Centre for Small State Studies (CSSS), the Centre for Arctic Studies (CAS) and Höfði Reykjavík Peace Centre are run under the auspices of the Institute. The Institute of International Affairs was established in the year 1990 but was expanded and re-structured with the creation of the Centre for Small State Studies in 2001. The Centre for Arctic Studies was launched in March 2013 and Höfði Reykjavík Peace Centre in October 2016. The Institute and the Centres are supervised by a joint steering board. All four are housed within the University of Iceland’s School of Social Sciences but with close links to the School of Humanities.